To:L. B. KAMENEV AND J. V. STALIN

Published:First published in 1932 inLenin Miscellany XX.

      Printed from Lydia Fotieva’s notes.Source:Lenin
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      Progress Publishers,1976,

      Moscow,Volume 45,

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Kamenevand Stalin

Pleasepay attention to Dzerzhinsky’s reports on Sibera.
There is an extremely great and terrible danger that our
men will not be able to get on with the Siberian peasants.For all his good qualities, Chutskayev is unquestionably
weak, has absolutely no military knowledge, and the
slightest aggravation may threaten disaster there. I think we
should discuss the question of sending Iv. N. Smirnov
to Siberia not later than the beginning of the summer.
He will, of course, very strongly object, but unless we have
another candidate with a knowledge of Siberia and of
military science, one who is sure not to lose his head in a
difficult situation, I think that it will be absolutely inevitable
for us to send
Smirnov.[1]

9/III.1921.Lenin

[1]Lenindictated the letter by phone to Lydia Fotieva. It had     

Stalin’s remark about his disagreement with Lenin’s proposal    

and also the signatures of F. E. Dzerzhinsky, L. B. Kamenev,    

V. M. Molotov and L. D. Trotsky signifying that they had        

read the document.